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Bezos donates $33 million for 'dreamers' scholarship program

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is donating $33 million to a scholarship program for certain young immigrants, as lawmakers struggle to strike a deal for codifying legal protections for the immigrants, known as "Dreamers."

Bezos and his wife MacKenzie will donate the money to TheDream.US, a fund that awards college scholarships to Dreamers – immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

The $33 million donation is the largest contribution to the program, which was established in 2014 by Donald Graham, the former publisher of The Washington Post. Bezos bought the newspaper in 2013.